RickNY
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join:2000-11-02
New York
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Re: Oakland-Blast from the Past
I thought I posted this yesterday but must not have submitted the post now button... Growing up, I lived in a town that was split down the middle -- we had Brookhaven Cable Television, many of my friends had Viacom (now CV of Hauppauge).
We used the Jerrold box on the top for many years.. I distinctly remember that when MTV became available to us, it was carried on Channel 'S'.
My friends that lived in the Viacom areas used boxes like the 2nd box, which was made by Oak.
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limegrass69
join:2008-05-28
Cross River, NY
 ·Cablevision
1 edit | reply to sporkme
said by sporkme  You could "fine tune" scrambled porn to the point it was kind of watchable.
LOL! When I was a kid, I lived in an area that was serviced by Suburban Cablevision (now Comcast). We had those Jerrold boxes too. You used to be able to sort of see the softcore stuff if you push the 2, 4, and 7 buttons all at the same time, and roll the wheel on the right all the way to the top. Ahh, the good old days!! |
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Mcrobrewer
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join:2001-03-04
Trenton, NJ
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said by RickNY :I had that woodgrain looking Jerrold box.. The best was having to fine tune the stations with the knob on the right LOL ya.... I had that one too.
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sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
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join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ
·Optimum Online
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said by RickNY :I had that woodgrain looking Jerrold box.. The best was having to fine tune the stations with the knob on the right You could "fine tune" scrambled porn to the point it was kind of watchable.
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RickNY
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join:2000-11-02
New York | reply to Olias
I had that woodgrain looking Jerrold box.. The best was having to fine tune the stations with the knob on the right |
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TheWiseGuy
Dog And Butterfly
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join:2002-07-04
Yonkers, NY | reply to GeekNJ
I had the Jerrold, not sure if I had either of the others, my memory is not as good as it use to be.  |
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kickass69
join:2002-06-03
Lake Hopatcong, NJ
1 edit | reply to GeekNJ
»www.worldbasesuppliers.com/descr···ent.html
Still selling them for cheap on that site.
Jerrold Electronics was bought by General Instrument, which was in turn bought by Motorola...alot has changed in that time. I still remembering having the black Jerrold/General Instrument boxes only 10 years ago and further back. Also remember a few people I knew how easy it was to descramble premium channels along with free PPV with those boxes as well. |
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LJGoose
join:2008-08-31
Middle Island, NY
·Optimum Online
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WOW This is just scary stuff. I was born in 1986 so all this stuff you guys are talking about is freaking me out LOL. Makes me wonder how things will look like in 2029. I will only be 43 years old. Jesus I am getting old. |
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GeekNJ
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join:2000-09-23
Waldwick, NJ
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Before cable was available, we had a UHF type antenna on the roof for Wometco Home Theater.
Here are some pics of old boxes:
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oldcableguyz
@verizon.net | reply to howie
the old boxes with wired remotes were Jerrold JRX-3 and yes with the 12 buttons and slider on the left side. Slides between 3 channel groups: Channel 2-13, A-L, M-W
yes in those days channels above 13 were letters |
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howie
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join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
4 edits | reply to Olias
LOL.. I remember the "remote" box I had (late-'70s-early '80s) was a 2-piece deal with a "slider" channel selector connected by a long wire to the cable box itself. I'm pretty sure it was UA Columbia back then in Northern NJ.
[EDIT] Here is an actual UACC "Community Bulletin Board" from 1982:
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8MTeUVhzSo
[EDIT] February 27th in 1982 was on a Saturday, so this can't be 1982... I guess it's somewhere in the '80s. LOL
[EDIT 2] I'm guessing it's 1980.
[EDIT 3] Since the Weather Channel started in 1982, this must be 1985. |
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Mcrobrewer
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join:2001-03-04
Trenton, NJ
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said by Subaru :wow... a corded remote control. LOL When my family and I got Cablevision in the early 1980's they were all corded.
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limegrass69
join:2008-05-28
Cross River, NY | reply to Olias
I really miss DMX. That was an awesome service. The remote had that cool little display with title/artist/album info. |
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Subaru
1-3-2-4
Premium
join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
clubs: | reply to Olias
wow... a corded remote control. |
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SSidlov
Other Things On My Mind
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join:2000-03-03
Pompton Lakes, NJ | reply to Olias
I like the 'Fishing per hour' charge of $30.....
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IronboundHound
@optonline.net | reply to Olias
in Newark we had FM service also, that was when we were Gateway Cable, before CV came into the picture  |
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RickNY
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join:2000-11-02
New York
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said by sporkme :I think many cable companies did this. In the old days before there were stereo TVs, they also simulcasted the premium movie channels in stereo on FM. Many did -- this was the first time I ever heard of one charging for it though.. $2.50 with a basic cable subscription... $22.30 without?! |
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sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
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join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ
·Optimum Online
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said by RickNY :said by kickass69 :Didn't know any cable company in the past offered FM radio through cable in the NY metro area. Heard of it from other areas/providers but not here. Brookhaven Cable TV, which was later TCI of Brookhaven, and now Cablevision of Brookhaven offered FM reception for free up until they started offering the DMX service.. I think many cable companies did this. In the old days before there were stereo TVs, they also simulcasted the premium movie channels in stereo on FM.
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RickNY
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join:2000-11-02
New York
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said by kickass69 :Didn't know any cable company in the past offered FM radio through cable in the NY metro area. Heard of it from other areas/providers but not here. Brookhaven Cable TV, which was later TCI of Brookhaven, and now Cablevision of Brookhaven offered FM reception for free up until they started offering the DMX service.. |
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kickass69
join:2002-06-03
Lake Hopatcong, NJ | reply to Olias
Didn't know any cable company in the past offered FM radio through cable in the NY metro area. Heard of it from other areas/providers but not here. |
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